Salameh, Ahlam, PhD, MSc

Dr. Salameh’s research interest focuses on two major thrusts: [1] exploring the therapeutic effect of implementing a myoelectrically controlled arm orthosis into acute stroke rehabilitation programs on the clinical outcomes of subjects with severe arm deficit and [2] understanding the underlying neuroplastic mechanisms that guide the improvement in upper limb motor control during acute stroke rehabilitation.

Dr. Salameh came to Cleveland FES Center in April 2019 from Case Western Reserve University. She joined the Brain Plasticity and NeuroRehabilitation Laboratory as a postdoctoral fellow working under the mentorship of Dr. Svetlana Pundik, MD, MSc. Her research interest focuses on two major thrusts: [1] exploring the therapeutic effect of implementing a myoelectrically controlled arm orthosis into acute stroke rehabilitation programs on the clinical outcomes of subjects with severe arm deficit and [2] understanding the underlying neuroplastic mechanisms that guide the improvement in upper limb motor control during acute stroke rehabilitation. Dr. Salameh also acts as the clinical coordinator for a StrokeNet research project that focuses on developing new therapeutic approach to boost arm recovery after stroke. She is also heavily involved in a study that aims to enhance gait motor control for subject with chronic stroke by combining virtual reality with non-invasive brain stimulation.

Dr. Salameh holds a MSc in Clinical Exercise Physiology and a PhD in Neurophysiology from the Department of Physiology & Biophysics at Case Western Reserve University where she delineated a novel neuron-astrocyte crosstalk that is critical to support the electrical activities of the neurons. She is the recipient of multiple awards including the National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral F32 fellowship award and the Department of Veteran Affairs Career Development Award-Level1, where she obtained both awards from the first attempt.

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